Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KR in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closeKroger’s week was dominated by the fallout from its collapsed merger with Albertsons: a two-week Delaware Chancery Court trial over the failed $24.6 billion deal has concluded, with Albertsons seeking over $8 billion in damages and the judge requesting further detail on both companies’ store divestiture efforts; a ruling is not expected until mid-2027. Alongside the legal overhang, Kroger confirmed plans for its first new Houston-area store in a decade, a $24 million, 100,064-square-foot Marketplace location tied to its longer-term goal of around 110 new stores by 2029. The stock itself swung within the week, falling 2.27% to $66.81 on one session before rising 2.4% to $68.36 on another.
Kroger (KR) closed at $68.97, up 3.2%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $61.22 and 200-day average of $63.72, with one-month returns of 18.1% and three-month returns of 20.3%. The GekkoIndex reads 51, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down 2.4 points over five sessions. Price sits 1.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $70.20.
Kroger’s next earnings report is set for 3 December 2026, 28 days out and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Over the last 90 days, Congress recorded 2 buys and 0 sells, while the last 30 days show 4 unusual options signals, with call premium of $5.5 million against put premium of $22,044. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.6% gain over five years, rising in 3 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the pending legal ruling.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Kroger price vs fair value
Close $68.97200-day averageGekko Fair Value $70.20
Kroger quick facts
- Market cap
- $40.73B
- P/E ratio
- 38
- Forward P/E
- 12.2
- EPS, TTM
- $1.80
- Revenue, TTM
- $149.3B
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Dividend yield
- 2.16%
- Beta
- 0.36
- Volume
- 5.68M avg 6.63M
- 1-year return
- +8.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.2%
- 50-day average
- $61.22
- 200-day average
- $63.72
- Next earnings
- Dec 3
- Shares outstanding
- 590.6M
Kroger swing-trade checklist
Kroger scores 2 supportive, 3 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive3 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $68.97 sits between the 50-day ($61.22) and 200-day ($63.72) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
51, Neutral
Reading 51 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
1.8% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (1.8% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales. Last 30 days: 4 unusual options signals.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 28 days
Reports on Dec 3, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+1.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.6% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Kroger stock chart and price history
Kroger closed at $68.97 on Nov 4, 2026, +8.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $54.15 to $76.58.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +18.1%
- 3 months
- +20.3%
- 6 months
- +4.5%
- 1 year
- +8.7%
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About Kroger
Kroger runs a wide network of grocery-focused stores throughout the United States, using several different formats under many local banners. Some locations combine food and pharmacy services with sections for organic goods, pet supplies and fresh seafood, while larger stores add clothing, home furnishings, outdoor gear, electronics, automotive items and toys to the mix. Other locations operate as marketplace-type stores blending full grocery and health offerings with general merchandise, or as discount warehouse outlets centered on low-priced groceries, meat, dairy and produce.
Beyond running stores, Kroger makes and processes food products that are sold in its own supermarkets and through its online channels, giving it a hand in both production and retail. It also operates a large number of fuel stations where customers can purchase gasoline. As of the start of 2022, the company had thousands of supermarkets spread across most of the country, reaching shoppers through this collection of store types and brands.
Kroger traces its founding back to the late nineteenth century and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker KR.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Retail trade
- Industry
- Food retail
- Website
- thekrogerco.com
Kroger GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Kroger’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 51, in the Neutral zone, down 2.4 points over five sessions.
51Neutral
Down 2.4 points over five sessions.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 16 | +1.3% | +2.6% | ||
| Accumulation | 237 | +0.8% | +1.8% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 410 | +0.1% | +0.6% | ||
| Distribution | 32 | −0.1% | +2.6% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average KR share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Kroger stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Kroger trades 1.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $70.20, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Kroger shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$70.20
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
1.8% below fair value · About fair value
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 21.0% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Kroger insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Kroger, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 9 traded Sep 11 |
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 9 traded Sep 4 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Kroger has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Aug 15, 2026
- $1.06B
- As a share of market cap
- 2.60%
- Trailing four quarters
- $3.77B
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
4signals, 100% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Oct 31, $1.31M in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds KR.
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Kroger earnings: next date and track record
Kroger reports on Dec 3, 2026 (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Dec 3, 2026
28 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.16
- Revenue estimate
- $34.57B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.7%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Sep 11, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Kroger reported Q2 FY26 adjusted EPS of $1.09 amid a challenging environment. Identical sales without fuel grew 0.2%, impacted by a cyclospora outbreak (~35 bps headwind) and lower pharmacy sales (~140 bps drag). E-commerce, private brands (health/wellness, organic), and prepared meals showed strength. On-shelf availability hit an all-time high. Sourcing and cost savings came in ahead of plan, with new C-suite hires in people and e-commerce.
- Guidance
- Management plans to share more detailed strategic and financial targets at an October investor update. Focus remains on e-commerce growth, cost savings reinvestment, and a multi-year customer value plan. No specific revenue or EPS guidance figures were provided in this excerpt.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | $1.09 est $1.06 | $34.62B est $34.64B | +7.0% |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $1.58 est $1.46 | $46.12B est $45.59B | −9.8% |
| Mar 5, 2026 | $1.28 est $1.20 | $34.73B est $34.96B | +9.0% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | $1.05 est $1.03 | $33.86B est $34.19B | −5.3% |
| Sep 11, 2025 | $1.04 est $0.99 | $33.94B est $34.10B | +1.9% |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $1.49 est $1.45 | $45.12B est $45.16B | +12.9% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | $1.14 est $1.11 | $34.31B est $34.57B | +6.7% |
| Dec 5, 2024 | $0.98 est $0.98 | $33.63B est $34.19B | −1.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Kroger stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Kroger is $69.00, 0.0% from the last close, from 18 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$69.00consensus 12-month target, 0.0% from the last close
Now $68.97Avg $69.00
Low $57High $85
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 18 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | Evercore ISI | $70 | +1.5% |
| Oct 21 | Morgan Stanley | $67 | −2.9% |
| Oct 21 | BMO Capital | $60 | −13.0% |
| Oct 21 | Deutsche Bank | $70 | +1.5% |
| Oct 21 | UBS | $66 | −4.3% |
+0.6%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+1.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Kroger seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Kroger averaged +1.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.6% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, KR’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.2%.
Kroger market cap and key statistics
Kroger’s market cap is $40.73B, with a P/E ratio of 38 and revenue of $149.3B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $40.73B
- P/E ratio
- 38
- Forward P/E
- 12.2
- EPS, TTM
- $1.80
- Gekko Fair Value
- $70.20
Trading
- Volume
- 5.68M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 6.63M
- 52-week high
- $76.58
- 52-week low
- $54.15
- Shares outstanding
- 590.6M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $149.3B
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Return on equity
- 14.4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +15.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.36
- Typical daily move
- ±2.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.2%
- Dividend yield
- 2.16%
Kroger stock news this week
Coverage of Kroger this week reads positive: 10 positive, 9 neutral and 5 negative headlines.
- Subway, Kroger among ‘most bipartisan’ brandsMIDLAND • Packaging • Paper, Nov 4
- Kraft Heinz Appoints Kelly Dilts and Former Kroger CFO Mike Schlotman to Board of Directorscitybiz, Nov 4
- Kroger-Anchored Shopping Center SoldRealty News Report, Nov 4
- Kroger Co. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitorsMarketWatch, Nov 3
- The $8B Albertsons-Kroger Fight Is Far From OverProgressive Grocer, Nov 3
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. Sells 16,688 Shares of The Kroger Co. $KRMarketBeat, Nov 3
Kroger peers
Kroger’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| TBBBBBB Foods | Distribution | 39.1% above |
| ACIAlbertsons Companies | Neutral | 32.1% below |
| SFMSprouts Farmers Market | Accumulation | 34.1% below |
| WMKWeis Markets | Neutral | 51.0% above |
| IMKTAIngles Markets | Neutral | 15.8% below |
| GOGrocery Outlet | Neutral | 17.3% above |
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Kroger stock FAQ
What is Kroger’s market cap?
Kroger’s market cap is $40.73B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $68.97, with 590.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 38.
What is the Kroger stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Kroger is $69.00, 0.0% from the last close. Of the 18 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 10 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Kroger stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Kroger is about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $68.97 is 1.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $70.20. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Kroger report earnings next?
Kroger is expected to report on Dec 3, 2026 (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.16 per share on revenue of $34.57B. Kroger beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.7% on average across the report.
What is Kroger’s 52-week high and low?
Kroger’s 52-week high is $76.58 and its 52-week low is $54.15; it closed at $68.97 on Nov 4, 2026, +8.7% over the past year.
Is Kroger stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (smart money and seasonality), 3 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Kroger?
Gekko flagged 4 unusual options signals in Kroger over the last 30 days, with $5.52M of flagged premium in calls and $22K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Oct 31, 2026 with $1.31M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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